Map of western Virginia / - Public domain vintage map
Summary
This map was apparently captured by Confederate cavalry under the command of Maj. Gen. Earl Van Dorn during a raid on the Union arsenal at Holly Springs, Miss., in December 1862, and forwarded to the Confederate Engineer's Office in Richmond, Va.
"Captured by Maj. Gen. Van Dorn at Holly Springs."--note on map.
"Map from the Confederate Engineer Bureau in Richmond, Va. General J.F. Gilmer, Chief Engineer[.] Presented to the Virginia Historical Society by his only daughter, Mrs. J.F. Minis, Sav[ana]h, Ga."--note on map.
Forms part of the Gilmer Map Collection.
Relief shown by hachures.
Available also through the Library of Congress web site as a raster image.
Gift of Mrs. Louisa Porter (Gilmer) Minis (i.e., Mrs. J. F. Minis), Savannah, Ga., in 1911.
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